The court acquitted Namewee after the prosecution withdrew the charge due to negative pathology results, though a separate drug possession case continues
KUALA LUMPUR: The Magistrate’s Court acquitted and discharged rapper Wee Meng Chee, known as Namewee (pic), on a charge of self-administering drugs.
Magistrate S. Arunjothy issued the ruling after deputy public prosecutor Amritpreet Kaur Randhawa informed the court that pathology results were negative and the prosecution had withdrawn the charge.
“The court acquits and discharges the accused from the charge and the bail money (RM2,000) is returned,” said Arunjothy.
Lawyer Joshua Tay, representing Namewee, had earlier argued that with a negative pathology report, there was no prospect of prosecuting his client.
Namewee had been accused of administering amphetamine, methamphetamine, THC, and ketamine into his body, based on a urine test taken at a police station on October 22.
He was charged under Section 15(1)(a) of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952, which carries a maximum fine of RM5,000 or up to two years in prison.
The rapper still faces a separate charge of possessing approximately 5.12 grammes of suspected ecstasy in a hotel room on the same date.
That charge, under Section 12(2) of the same act, carries a potential prison sentence of two to five years and caning if convicted.
